Baseball Recap: Organ Mountain Knights vs. Centennial Hawks
It was a good run, but Organ Mountain unfortunately witnessed the end of their 12-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Centennial Hawks by a score of 9-7. Organ Mountain was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Centennial apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Organ Mountain got a good showing from Mike Macias, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Ryo Rivera was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Gomez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Centennial's side, Gilberto Torres made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Torres has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Torres was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Cole Alons was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Manny Grajeda was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Organ Mountain's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4. As for Centennial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Organ Mountain beat Centennial by a score of 9-4 later that day.
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